The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-13
THE cAFFAREL-L1MoUzIN CASE.
The Story of the Downfall of a Proud
French Officer.
From the Ne,o Yorl: Tribune.

From the Ne'0 Yor; Tribune.
! LONDON, Oct l0-The Catfarel-Limouzin
case in Paris is a sad scandal. Nine.
! Limouziu is vulgar adventures. She is
IL years of age-a little, yellow, wrinkled,
limping, humpbacked creature, with small,
piercing eyes, extreme, volubility of speech
and considerable elegance of language. Last
/ year She lived in the Boulevard Beaumar-
| chais with companion who called herself
! ComtesSe de Bolster, Baronne de Beaure-
| gard, or Marquise de Clemenca. and whose
real name is Henrietta Boissy, a cOcotte of
/ the commercial type, who used to keep a
house at Paris where you drank tea, played
/ baccarat and placed a louis under a
candlestlck each time you took the
cards Nine. Limouzin also has husband,
an adventurer of smaller calibre This
trio carried on the business of an Influence
agency for the benefit of persons desiring
employment IN the MINISTRIES promotions,
government contracts, etc. Well in view
IN the drawiugroom were visiting cards of
eminent political personages, on which were
| written "A few words, cards and writing
! being forged if necessary The dupes on
entering We're struck by this mise en- scene
and the first interview ended by a deposit
destined to grease the palms of the Minis
tiers, Senators, Deputies and other notabili-
ties, with whom Mime. LimOuzin professed
to be on the best of terms. In reality Nine.
LimouZn and the Confess passed their
time writing enthusiastically NJ. Thi-
baudin and Gen Boulanger-let-
ters containing hattery, threats,
calumnies, offers of service
and propositions OF a most compromising
character Both NJ Thibaudin and Gen
Bouianger finally warned the trio, through
the police, 10 cease their man9uvres. Then
Mime. LimouZin and the "Comtessen quar-
relied, and the former removed TO a gor
geous suite of rooms in the Avenue Wagram,
where she continued her agency and entered
into relations with Gen. Caffarel, an officer.
who was overwhelmed with debts and had
no longer any sense Of honor or decency.
The "CUmtessen first of all, denounced her
former accOmplice to the police then fol-
lowed complaints from various sources, and
at length the police proceeded to watch
Nine. Llmouzln, thinking it was simply a
question OF one OF those innumerable flash
agencies which abound in Paris, that para
disc of adventures. The inquiry led further
than was expected. A detective sent to en-
trap Nine. Limouzin was saEen by her
to the Ministry of War and introduced to
Gen. Caffarel, to whom the detective
handed sum of money in return for which,
it was understood. he would receive the
cross of the Legion of Honor. This sur
prising discovery brought matters to a
crisis. The Minister of War in the presence
of NJ. Rouvier Intercepted Gen. Catfarel,
who confessed Time was then implicitly
given him to blow his brains out, but he did
not have the courage to take advantage of
this supreme privilege He was arrested
and is now in prison with Nine. Limouzin
The case will be formidable washing of
| dirty linen in the facts and personages in
volved. Even the son-in-law of President
Grevy N. Daniel Wilson, is involved in
many of Nine | imOuziniS tried fripOtapeS
With such a case as this before us, shall we
| say that corruption in the republic is less
interesting than the depravity of the
empire?